Freelang Old English-English dictionary

Few of us ever stop to think of Old English anymore, unless we come across it in a movie or the occasional book. Fans of films and books like The Lord of the Rings may take the time to learn a little about the roots of English, but for the most part it’s viewed as an impractical language to [...]

The British Council held an English Effect exhibition to chronicle the development of the English language. Some of the words which had their origins exposed included the words ‘booze’ and ‘dollar’. The word ‘dollar’ originated from Germany in 1519. It was a [...]

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Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and southern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century. It developed into Middle English by the 12th century. Old English is a West Germanic language and is closely related to Old Frisian. It also experienced heavy influence from Old Norse, a member of the related North Germanic group of languages.

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